# Page 2 | Altium Develop Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is Altium Develop the right Engineering CAD solution for you? Explore 181 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/175058/Altium-Designer/reviews --- Altium Develop 4.6 (181) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 2 - Reviews of Altium Develop ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 181 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use YK Yusuf K. Embedded Systems Engineer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A tool everyone should know: Altium 365" June 20, 2025 5.0 Overall Altium 365 is a great tool, it makes most things easier. I have a good experience using it and for sure it continues this way Pros The thing I liked the most from the features of Altium 365 is that its ability to create a web based collaborative design workspace Cons The thing is that when the subscription period passed we couldn't have access to our workspace, so we shoud have an active subscription inorder that our data stays there Review Source HM Hossein M. Electronics Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "What I liked and be disappointed about Altium 365" June 11, 2025 5.0 Overall Altium 365 is a great web based design collaboration tool and it helped me a lot. But it would be great if the subscription fee is reduced a little or include a version with limited features and lesser price. Pros The tool Altium 365 is a great tool with incredible features. Its automatic generation of Bill of Materials (BOM) made my designs time efficient Cons The learning curve is somehow difficult and it’s hard to get free resources on it. So it’s hard to get started and be familiar with its features. Review Source DF Derese F. Electronics Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Altium 365 and great features you should know" June 1, 2025 5.0 Overall I am grateful using Altium 365 and it helped me a lot throughout my design projects, it made collaboration with friends and automatic generation of Bill of Materials. Pros Altium 365 is more than what I've thought, its feature of cloud based collaboration on design projects made my project management efficient. Cons The thing I don't like is it hasn't many resources online to learn its full features. So first I wasn't able to use all the features efficiently. Review Source PO Pelin O. Hardware Design Engineer Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A tool that every designer should know about" June 30, 2025 5.0 Overall Altium 365 is a great tool for both academicians and professional users. It makes design procedures more easier and fast Pros Altium 365's ability to share designs with team members instantly is what I liked the most about the tool Cons There are two things I liked the least about Altium 365. The first one is the subscription cost and the second one is the learning curve to be familiar with the tool Review Source AA Ashenafi A. Technical Supervisor and Hardware Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Altium 365: A tool each design team should have" June 6, 2025 5.0 Overall Altium 365 is a great tool and it helped my organizations design team a lot. We are performing good with Altium 365 Pros I like the feature of Altium 365 being able to be accessible from any computer whether it has Altium Designer installed or not. It allows me to access my designs anytime through web based interactive interface. Cons The thing I liked the least is that its accessibility is dependent on having a valid Altium Designer license, means when the license expires I couldn't access my designs Review Source DT Dagim T. Electronics Engineer, Technical Trainer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Altium 365, Powerful Cloud Platform" May 24, 2025 5.0 Overall I am happy using Altium 365 and it helped me a lot. Starting from my academic projects I've been using it and now it's been about 2 years since I started using it for my professional projects. Pros What I liked the most about Altium 365 is its feature of cloud based collaboration with teams regardless of their location while doing projects. Cons One of the things I liked least about Altium 365 is the dependency on a stable internet connection for core functionality, sometimes I find it hard to get a stable internet connection and wish it could be a way to make it offline available. Review Source GH Gebregziabher H. Electrical and Electronics divisions Head Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Designing in the Cloud, Altium 365" May 24, 2025 5.0 Over Altium 365 is a very helpful tool for professional in the field of electronics design. It makes project collaborations easier, and I love this tool. Pros What I liked most about Altium 365 is the ability to collaborate with my team in real time, no matter where they are. The cloud-based platform allows us to review designs, leave comments, and approve changes directly from a browser Cons Altium 365 is very powerful, but it's tightly bound to the Altium ecosystem. Collaborators who don’t use Altium Designer are limited in what they can do. While the web viewer is helpful, it doesn’t offer deep interaction or editing tools, which can be restrictive for teams using mixed design environments. Review Source PM Petros M. Junior Technical Engineer Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "What a tool for designers: Altium 365" June 25, 2025 5.0 Overall Altium 365 is a great tool with greate features, starting from my academics projects till now for my professional projects, I found Altium 365 really helpful Pros What I liked the most about Altium 365 is its feature of cloud based automatic Bill of Materials (BOM) generation, which saves much time. Cons What I liked the least about Altium 365 is the learning curve, which is a little difficult for beginner designers Review Source RF Rustam F. Hardware Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A greate design collaboration tool: Altium 365" June 21, 2025 5.0 Overall Altium 365 is a great tool with greate features. From web based cloud design environment to automatic BOM generation it made my design procedures easier Pros The thing I liked the most about this tool, Altium 365, is that it has a feature of collaborative design which is cloud based and easy to access anywhere Cons The subscription fee and the learning curve are the things I liked the least about Altium 365. It should have alternatives with lower subscription fee Review Source AT Andrew T. Staff Design Engineer Medical Devices Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Altium Designer - ATaggart Review" December 11, 2024 5.0 Pros Ease of design process Project management Cons Takes a long time to load the program from startup Alternatives considered [Eagle](https://www.capterra.com/p/184384/Eagle/) Reason for choosing Altium Develop I had more experience with altium, so was easier to setup Switched from [OrCAD X](https://www.capterra.com/p/10015795/OrCAD-X/) Needed to update to a much newer system than before Review Source NA Nick A. Founder Automotive Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The standard for PCB CAD software" December 17, 2024 5.0 Overall phenomenal tool! As a small tech startup we don't have the resources and man power that a large company may have, yet Altium Designer has enabled us to move very quickly. We have designed a number of boards with great success. Pros Altium Designer has set the standard for schematic capture, PCB layout and documentation generation. Coming from Mentor PADS has been such an eye opening experience. I would say the one thing I love about Altium Designer is the integrated component selection. It truly allows for a small team to move at a very rapid pace. Cons I wish it had Power and Signal integrity simulation that Mentor HyperLynx offers. It would be wonderful to get feedback on power plane design and decoupling in one tool. Switched from [PADS4](https://www.capterra.com/p/66174/PADS4/)[NX](https://www.capterra.com/p/232212/Siemens-NX/) Needed more modern tool that was faster and easier to use. Review Source DM Derese M. Electronics Design Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Altium 365 and my experience as an academician" May 14, 2025 5.0 Till now I am very happy using it, so it's worth having it and using it in my academic and professional projects Pros What I like the most is its interactive cloud based design showing feature, which avoids opening Altium Designer every time I want to open my designs. Cons The subscription price is somehow unaffordable for some beginner designers like me Review Source KA Kamal A. Sales and Technical coordinator Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Experienced Altium Designer " December 18, 2024 4.0 Very useful and practical, design and contribute in the Altium community, Q/A without limits. Pros Easy to implement, it is possible to check all connections and get notes for being an expert designer. Cons The BOM files aren't updated according to the schematic, for instance by updating the BOM doc, you will face some troubles. Review Source YM Yibeltal M. Electronics Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The most powerful tool, Altium 365" March 1, 2025 5.0 I am highly satisfied using it and I will use it in the future too Pros Its interactive features while being web based Cons I almost like everything about it except for the subscription price. Switched from [KiCad EDA](https://www.capterra.com/p/10006638/KiCad-EDA/) Because Altium 365 is the best tool I've ever used Review Source PH Peter H. EE Manager Semiconductors Used the software for: 2+ years ### "EE Manager" December 11, 2024 4.0 Pros The integration design environment, 3D view, Altium 365, releaser, design review and version control. Cons The features are not intuitive enough for users to quickly adopt and use it. Alternatives considered [OrCAD X](https://www.capterra.com/p/10015795/OrCAD-X/) Reason for choosing Altium Develop The team has already used Altium when I join. Review Source sM saravanakumar M. ENGINEERING MANAGER Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Engineering manager review for Altium for PCB Design" December 20, 2024 5.0 Simple tool easy to learn and use ,we are using for PCB design its helping a lot Pros E CAD Connectivity is good and integration with other software is good. Cons it will take lot of time to understand some of the features. Review Source JD Jon D. Configuration Systems Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Design with intelligence" December 10, 2024 5.0 Altium Designer is an intelligent and user-friendly PCB design platform that has enhanced my company's design capabilities tremendously. It was somewhat daunting to adopt it as a replacement for our outdated design software, but the payoff is ultimately worth the effort! Pros Schematic driven routing and seamless switching between wire routing and via placement using rules-based design. Cons The material library's inability to be customized to work with metals that fall outside of the standard library options. Alternatives considered [Mongoose](https://www.capterra.com/p/206757/Cadence/)[OrCAD X](https://www.capterra.com/p/10015795/OrCAD-X/) Reason for choosing Altium Develop Altium Designer was a more accessible and lower cost option Review Source BD Beer D. Electrical Engineering Student Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Altium PCB Design " October 23, 2024 5.0 Easy to use app to design, work on & review designs of PCBs Pros Amazing way to design PCBs, Everything is really clear on how it works. Inspecting the designs is also really well made. Cons I can't seem to find, (maybe it already exists), a standardized list of components with all information about them. Review Source AA Abdulhahim A. Hardware Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Altium 365, A great cloud based collaboration tool" August 2, 2024 5.0 Overall I am happy using Altium 365. As an electrical engineer it helped me a lot in my projects and it let me collaborate with professionals in the field. Pros I like Altium 365 as it is a great industry standard collaboration tool. As an electrical engineering professional I liked its user friendly and cloud based real time collaboration feature for designers like me. Cons I think some of its features are hard to understand and learn as a beginner, and it would be great if there are more online resources to learn the tool. Review Source AD Abrham D. Electrical and computer Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Navigating Altium 365: Pros, Cons, and Key Features" August 2, 2024 5.0 Overall I am glad that I used this tool so far. It has too many incredible features that helped me in my journey as an electrical engineer. I recommend anyone in the field of electronics or related professional to use Altium 365. Pros The platform integrates design, version control, BOM management, and cloud storage into a single environment, which streamlines workflows and increases productivity. Real-time collaboration allows team members to work together, comment on designs, and track changes, enhancing communication and minimizing errors. Additionally, its cloud-based setup provides convenient access from anywhere, making it a valuable tool for contemporary PCB design projects. Cons What I like least about Altium 365 is that its comprehensive features and integration can be daunting for newcomers, making it challenging to learn quickly. Furthermore, its dependence on a reliable internet connection for cloud access can lead to performance issues if the connection is unstable. Additionally, the subscription price might be viewed as relatively expensive compared to other PCB design software. Switched from [OrCAD X](https://www.capterra.com/p/10015795/OrCAD-X/) I made the switch to Altium 365 for its seamless integration of design, version control, BOM management, and cloud storage. Its real-time collaboration features enhance teamwork and communication. Additionally, the platform's cloud-based access offers flexibility and convenience for remote work. Review Source AE Abel E. Electrical and computer engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Incredible features of Altium 365" July 22, 2024 4.0 Overall I am satisfied with the features that Altium 365 gives. It made my career more interesting and it helped me in many ways. I recommend anyone in the field of electronics design or other related fields to use this awesome tool. Pros From the features of Altium 365 what I liked the most is that, it helps designers to collaborate in real time with other designers and mentors during the project phase. It also allows supervisors to give real time feedbacks for the designs being done. This makes a design process quite easy and efficient. Cons What I liked the least about Altium 365 is that it takes time to fully understand the incredible features that Altium 365 provides. This is because there aren't many online and free resources to learn the tool. Switched from [KiCad EDA](https://www.capterra.com/p/10006638/KiCad-EDA/) I made a switch from KiCad EDA to Altium 365 because of great professional features like cloud based real time collaboration that Altium 365 provides. Review Source TM Tigist M. Electrical engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The Game Changer real time collaboration tool, Altium 365" July 21, 2024 5.0 Overall I am having a great experience using Altium 365. It's helping me in my academic projects and also in some industry level projects I do for my clients. It's making my professional journey as an electronics engineer really great. Pros What I like the most about Altium 365 is its real time collaboration features. As I am an electronics engineering student, I could make my projects in collaboration with my colleagues and then my professor could give me a real time feedbacks. And this makes my designs more efficient. Cons What makes me disappointed about Altium 365 is that its pricing isn't fair for beginner designers and academicians. So it would be great if it has some subscription plans with reduced pricing. Review Source MS Matiwos S. Electronics Engineeer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A great tool for your projects, Altium 365" July 9, 2024 5.0 As an electronics engineering student Altium 365 is a great tool for me. I could do projects in collaboration with my colleagues and then my professor could provide me feedbacks. And that makes my learning easy and effective. Pros What I like the most about Altium 365 is the way it allows users to collaborate in a given project and give real time feedback. Cons Some of its features may not be beginner friendly and I found it a little complex to learn at first. So what I liked the least about Altium 365 is that its complexity to learn the tool. Switched from [KiCad EDA](https://www.capterra.com/p/10006638/KiCad-EDA/) Altium 365's feature of cloud based real time collaboration makes me to switch from KiCad EDA to Altium 365. Review Source Abel A. Electrical and Computer Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Altium 365 and its great features" July 21, 2024 5.0 Overall I'm satisfied with with the features Altium 365 give and it really helped me in my projects and academic journey. Pros I like its feature of real time collaboration among team members in the project and supervisors and mentors could give a real time feedback. Cons Its subscription pricing is somehow unaffordable, so beginner designers and academicians might not be able to use this incredible tool. Review Source AM Amanuel M. Mechanical team leader Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Features of Altium 365" August 3, 2024 5.0 I'm grateful using Altium 365. It gas been about more than a year since I started using it and it helped me a lot. Pros I like Altium 365 as it creates Bill of materials automatically and it support various foramats for import and export of files. Also its cloud based collaboration is great feature. Cons The features are somehow hard to learn as a beginner and it would be great if there are more online resources. Review Source ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox. Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.